All articles tagged with #drug potency
Arkansas State drug director Tom Fisher is warning residents about a drug that is reportedly up to 20 times more potent than fentanyl, a highly potent opioid. Fisher is urging the public to be aware of the dangers associated with this drug and to take necessary precautions to prevent drug abuse and protect public health.
Researchers at Penn State have developed a safe and practical method to create cyclopropanes, a chemical structure that increases the potency of drugs. Cyclopropanes are found in many FDA-approved drugs, including those used to treat COVID-19, asthma, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS. The traditional methods for creating cyclopropanes are limited and require reactive ingredients, but the new method uses visible light and common chemical ingredients, making it accessible and efficient. The researchers successfully transformed a variety of compounds into cyclopropanes, including pharmaceutically relevant ones. The method has the potential to revolutionize drug development and creation.
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have accidentally discovered a low-cost method to enhance the effectiveness of existing drugs by loading them into thermally-modified silica particles. The altered particles can retain chemicals and control their release rate, providing an avenue for improved drug delivery systems and a new understanding of biomineralization. The discovery offers a new tool for making existing drugs more effective and has the potential to create new versions of existing drugs that could be more effective or have fewer unwanted side effects.